OOC: At the moment there are two Tales running. The Fountain of Life by myself and the Tale of Kirtian. Since Kirtian's tale is more and more a tale on it's own, rather then being related to the Fountain of Life Tale, i've decided to split the two stories so it becomes less confusing for you readers.
Finding the Shapeshifter
Venka sat bored on the stool in the Rose. She had looked everywhere for her Gwennie. Under each stone, each leaf. Behind every man and woman in the area. In corners of buildings. She had spoken with Kaldurs, Charlotter, Fancy man, Duke person and many others. But nobody knew if Gwennie had returned. That was not what Gwennie had said to her. Gwennie had promised she would be back before she had to work in the Tavern again. That was yesterday!
Now she was waiting some more. For Ruadnit. And others. It was rumoured that Kirtian’s pixie friend had brought a map to Ruadnit which would bring them to Kirtian. And Kirtian went to look for Gwennie, so maybe he would know where Gwennie was. The pixie just did not understand though how a map could be used to locate Kirtian. Did it work the same like her pixie gate magic? Maybe they would have to jump on it and then reappear wherever Kirtian was. Everybody was worried about Kirtian. Something about Pain and Darkness. Why didn’t they understand that Venka was worried too? About Gwennie of course !
It’s tough for a pixie to be patient, but Zefar soon joined her and made the waiting not so bad. He has Frogpower. And a battlesuit. Things would be more then fine. Miguen, Ruadnit, Stewan, Zefar and Venka shortly after made a very long walk. Venka’s wings got all tired from it ! First Miguen read the map wrongly, but then they read it right and found the bridge on the map. And they found the river on the map. Surprisingly it was under the brigde !!!
They searched and searched and searched. But they didn’t Gwennie. Oh. They did find Kirtian. He seemed to have taken a misstep, hurting his ankle badly. Wings are far more handy. After Ruadnit had stabilized him, Venka, with the help of the others, lifted Kirtian onto a horse and made a pixie gate to the Quarter.
Kirtian kept babbling about a book which he dropped on the floor in the infirmary. Gwennie can’t fit in books, but when Stewan read it everybody suddenly went very excited. Gwennie was with Briggers. There was more talking. Devanter came too talk with Ruadnit. Moordret and other Kaldurs came for heals and talking. Moordret is nice. He understands a pixie very well. Shame he is with Shelly, but she is nice too so it is not really a very big shame.
The night grew late and the pixie tired of all the waiting, the talking and the walking earlier. She pulled her wings around herself tightly, using them as a blanket, and curled up on the foot end of the bed.
Elsewhere…
“So I am stuck with you. Great. Now I see why I was asked to come alone. By the Valar, Sennah’Jo, how am I going to explain myself?”
If you wish to read what is going on with Gwen and about the Fountain of Life continue reading
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